Lead Data Analyst

Lead Data Analyst – Simply Business Join to apply for the Lead Data Analyst role at Simply Business. Here’s what you’ll be doing: We are looking for an experienced and proactive Lead Data Analyst to join our growing, international, and award‑winning data team. This isn’t just a role; it’s an opportunity to become a strategic partner within the business, aligning our analytics efforts directly with critical business outcomes and driving innovation using the latest Big Data technologies. If you thrive on autonomy, love solving complex problems, and are eager to shape the future of a rapidly evolving organisation, this is your chance. Qualifications An expert in SQL with a minimum of 6+ years of professional experience as an Analyst or Data Scientist Proven aptitude for problem‑solving and rigorous experimentation, including A/B testing A true collaborator, skilled at engaging effectively across diverse cross‑functional development teams Degree in a STEM, Economics, or similar quantitative field Confident in analytical capability, ready to challenge the status quo and drive organisational improvements Eager to continuously improve analytical techniques, proactively leveraging the capabilities of our data science and data engineering teams Responsibilities Deliver high‑quality analytical insights and actionable recommendations to support Product Teams and help them meet their objectives Pioneer and execute customer journey analysis to uncover critical user behaviours and pain points Build and maintain robust dashboards and self‑service query tools, ensuring business stakeholders have access to best‑in‑class tooling Work closely with data engineers to evolve existing data sets and pipelines, ensuring data quality and accessibility Measure the vital impact of multi‑channel strategies, providing clarity on ROI and effectiveness Act as a mentor to more junior team members and work with managers to drive professional development across the analysis function About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We’re a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We’re a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. Benefits We offer a great work‑life balance where every team member has a manageable workload and the flexibility to work hybrid. On top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer leave that suits your needs. Plus the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits. Our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want – with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you’re the secondary caregiver. Our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And as a thank you to our long‑serving employees we offer a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service. And our core benefits can put your mind at ease with private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre‑existing condition. And a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses. We also make sure you’re compensated fairly with a competitive salary based on your experience and the market we’re in. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance. There’s access to the tools to support your personal development with programmes on our dedicated learning platform. Support for your mental health with access to counselling. We’ll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. And pass on a tax‑free sum that’s four times your basic salary with our life assurance policy, with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme. Our salary sacrifice car scheme gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service). Our flexible benefits scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership. Ready to join us and drive our success as a high‑performing team? Apply today. #J-18808-Ljbffr